Here are 5 things I learned reading: 300 Arguments, By: Sarah Manguso (Amazon).

1. That emotion you are wrestling with. Take comfort in it. Billions have felt like that too. You are not alone. (You never were.)

2. A “scrittore” is a writer. Or “scrittora” if you want to be weird about it.

3. This is the best I can do – right now. And that is ok. Keep going. For art is a verb.

4. I thought about it – and I spend MUCH less time driving after midnight than I once did.

5. More people should let me interview them. Right? I mean, what harm could there be.

Here are 5 things I learned reading: The Problem of Pain, By: C.S. Lewis (Amazon).

1. Here is what Lewis would remove from Christianity.

2. There is never ethical safety in numbers? (Nope)

3. Condone vs. Forgive

4. The implications of love in this universe, can be profound, if you think about it.

5. Poverty is where the Christian and Marxist agree.